Chapter 38

"Big brother..." Yue Xi sat up,贴在刘梦龙身上，紧紧抱着他的胳膊，满脸担忧：“你不用代替我的，真的。”

Liu Menglong did not respond to Yue Xi, still maintaining eye contact with Yue Chang.

Liu Menglong's eyes were exceptionally clear and resolute, devoid of any impurity. Looking into these eyes, Yue Chang smiled softly and gently waved her hand, "Big brother is too serious. The subsequent tasks are just some wrap-ups, very easy to resolve, and there's no need for Xi Xi to get involved."

"Really no need?" Liu Menglong was taken aback, half-believing, half-doubting.

"Really..." Yue Chang pouted her lips, still adorably soft and tender even when angry, "How can big brother not trust me! I'm upset now."

Liu Menglong was amused, "Alright, alright, I believe you. Don't be upset. I know Chang Chang is the gentlest little lamb in the world, how could she be upset! Being upset isn't pretty."

Yue Chang giggled softly, "Okay! I won't be upset."

"You two, don't ignore me, okay?" Feeling ignored again, Yue Xi opened her mouth and bit Liu Menglong's shoulder, trying to assert her presence.

The bite was very light, and Liu Menglong felt no pain, smiling slightly, he raised his hand to gently stroke her head, "It's not early anymore, go to rest! Once you recover, I'll take you out to play."

"Really?" Yue Xi released her bite, looking at him with surprise and joy.

"Really." Liu Menglong stood up, patted her head, "Go to rest quickly!"

"Okay, okay!" Yue Xi giggled, standing up and skipping toward the bedroom, humming a song, "I love sleeping, my skin is so good, ahh ahh ahh, jumping on the bed..."

You're already in bed, why are you still jumping around?

Liu Menglong's lips twitched, turning to look at Yue Chang, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Yue Chang smiled softly, "I've already slept for three days!"

"Xi Xi said you could sleep for seven days and seven nights."

"Ah! How can you say that about me, I only slept for seven days and six nights, not seven nights!" Yue Chang covered her face with her hands, extremely embarrassed.

"..." Liu Menglong took a key from his pocket and tossed it to Yue Chang, "Here."

"What's this?" Catching the key, Yue Chang blinked her eyes.

"The front door key." Turning to walk upstairs, "Remember to lock the door when you go out."

Watching Liu Menglong's figure disappear around the corner of the stairs, Yue Chang clutched the key, smiling sweetly, and murmured softly, "Thank you, big brother."

Not long after, Yue Chang left the villa alone. In the early morning, Liu Menglong also left, beginning his hunt for the day.

In the eastern suburbs of Tianfu, at the Liu family castle, the Liu residence.

It was already the early morning, but Liu Xiu had not rested. Sitting in the purple sandalwood dragon chair symbolizing the head of the family, he was still unable to calm his excitement and joy.

He was just a member of a collateral branch of the Liu family, and originally, he would never have the chance to take over the Liu residence. But fate played a trick, and a sudden bloodbath at the Liu residence unexpectedly turned his fortune around, allowing him to pick up the biggest piece of the pie that fell from the sky.

"Liu family head... I never thought I, Liu Xiu, would have the chance to become the head of the Liu family, hahaha... I, Liu Xiu, am truly blessed by heaven, and under my leadership, the Liu family will surely become the most powerful family in China!"

Liu Xiu's manic laughter echoed from the main hall, sounding particularly grating to the ears of the night guards. One of the guards spat, "Damn, a small man getting lucky! The old master must be senile to choose such a person as the new head."

"Be careful what you say!" The guard beside him frowned, "The head is not someone we can talk about behind his back. Be careful, there might be ears on the other side of the wall."

"Humph!" The guard's face was full of disgust, "I heard that Liu Xiu is most skilled in intrigue. Wherever he governs, the people are very unhappy. I have a relative who lives in a county he once governed. Liu Xiu accepted bribes and sold an undeveloped area to a developer. The local residents refused to relocate, and in the end, more than a dozen people died."

"Ah! What can we do? We are just commoners. The people cannot fight against the officials, we can only endure!"

While the two guards were complaining and consoling each other, a soft, water-like figure gradually rose from the surface of a pond five meters away from them. Looking up at the starry sky, the soft figure raised its hands, and a hundred meters above the Liu residence, an unusual cumulonimbus cloud suddenly appeared and rapidly expanded, eventually forming a giant cumulonimbus cloud with a diameter of over a kilometer.

The figure in the pond waved its hands downward, and dense raindrops began to fall from the cumulonimbus cloud. The night guards on patrol were instantly drenched, but as guards, they could not leave their posts even if it rained knives. The rain fell like a waterfall, making it impossible for the guards to see more than five meters ahead.

At this moment, the figure in the pond seemed to merge with the rain, evading the guards' notice, and moved smoothly through the rain, finally reaching the front door of the main hall of the Liu residence.

Under the eaves, two guards were faithfully guarding the door on either side. The soft figure raised its hand, and a strong wind howled past, bending the rain and drenching the two guards' faces. In the instant they closed their eyes, the soft figure shot forward, arms outstretched, instantly forming two ice rods a meter and a half long. The ice rods struck the back of the guards' necks, and with two muffled groans, the guards immediately lost consciousness. Just as their bodies were about to collapse, they suddenly stopped, and upon closer inspection, their bodies were covered in a thin layer of ice, standing stiffly at the door as if still on duty.

The soft figure pushed open the door, slipped inside, and instantly closed the door, heading toward Liu Xiu, who was still laughing maniacally...

Half an hour later, the rain from the cumulonimbus cloud had stopped, and it dissipated on its own. It was also time for the guards to change shifts. When two of the guards responsible for the main hall door came to relieve their colleagues, they noticed something was wrong. A sense of foreboding arose in their hearts, and they quickly pushed open the door. The two guards saw a scene they would never forget.

Liu Xiu, who had just taken over as the head of the Liu family, was sitting in the purple sandalwood dragon chair, still maintaining his manic laugh, but with a hole in his heart. Strangely, no blood was spilling out, and his body was drenched as if he had just been fished out of ice.

"Head..." The guards were horrified, "The head has been killed!"

At 3:00 AM, the newly appointed head of the Liu family, Liu Xiu, was assassinated.

Bang—

A teacup was smashed on the ground, shattering into pieces. Shao Meiyun's face was as cold as ice, her voice icy and piercing, "What are you guards eating for! The head was assassinated right under your noses, what good are you to the Liu family!?"

The guard captain, a towering black-faced giant, veins bulging, slammed his fist on the ground, "Damn assassin!"

Shao Meiyun snorted coldly, "Investigate! Investigate immediately! Thoroughly investigate inside and outside the Liu residence! If you can't find the culprit, search the castle, and if not, search outside the castle! No matter if the murderer flies or burrows underground, you must find them! Otherwise, don't come back! I, of the Liu residence, will not entrust my life to useless people!"

The black-faced giant roared, "Miss Shao, rest assured! If I can't find the murderer, I'll bring my head to you!"

"Damn!" Shao Meiyun grabbed the black-faced giant by the collar, slapped him twice, and then kicked him out the door, furious, "I want the murderer, not your head! Get out of here!"

Although kicked out by Shao Meiyun, Liu Tiejun's eyes were filled with tears as he looked deeply at her, then led his men to conduct a large-scale search inside and outside the Liu residence.

In Longcheng, the Crown Prince's palace.

Just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Long Zongheng was awakened by a phone call. With a mix of drowsiness and irritation, he answered the call. Ten seconds later, Long Zongheng hung up, all traces of drowsiness gone, a smile spreading across his face. He got out of bed, opened the curtains, and the rising sun shone on his face, filling him with a sense of mastery over the world.

"The latest news, the newly appointed head of the Liu residence, Liu Xiu, was assassinated at around 3:00 AM today. He was 38 years old. Upon hearing the news, the old master of the Liu family fainted on the spot and has been rushed to the hospital. The acting head of the Liu residence, Shao Meiyun, angrily stated that the murderer must be found and brought to justice..."

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching this news on TV, Liu Menglong put down his teacup, gazing at the door to the Yue sisters' room, and sighed softly, "What a pair of monster sisters."

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